Alder Spittlebug vs Grey-bracted Dandelion

Aphrophora alni compared with Taraxacum pallidipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Spittlebug	Grey-bracted Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Hemiptera (노린재목)	Asterales (국화목)
Family	Aphrophoridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aphrophora	Taraxacum
Species	Aphrophora alni	Taraxacum pallidipes

Conservation Status

Alder Spittlebug

LC — Least Concern

Grey-bracted Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Spittlebug	Grey-bracted Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Spittlebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Grey-bracted Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alder Spittlebug

The Alder Spittlebug (Aphrophora alni) is a species in the genus Aphrophora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.